USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
California · Shasta County
American Girl
Unconfirmed Copper Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- California
- County
- Shasta
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former Cu mine located in sec. 34, T33N, R4E, MDM, 1.0 km (3,400 feet) S of Miller Buttes, on a patented claim (private property). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters. Local rocks include Paleozoic metavolcanic rocks, u…
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 92427
Supports:
- locality identity
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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